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Books!

This is a starter list of books for parents & teens looking for supportive, affirming fiction & nonfiction. It is not at all exhaustive! And it’s totally biased based on what I’ve read & close friends have read.

Non-Fiction (including for parents, allies, teachers)

The Gender Quest Workbook

The Transgender Teen — Stephanie Brill & Lisa Kenney

“You’re in the Wrong Bathroom!”: And 20 Other Myths and Misconceptions About Transgender and Gender-Nonconforming People — Laura Erickson-Schroth & Laura A. Jacobs

Transgender Children and Youth: Cultivating Pride and Joy with Families in Transition — Elijah C. Nealy (this is mainly for therapists, but if you want an intense, supportive read, it’s got some great points)

Fiction: Nonbinary

Brooklyn, Burning — Steve Brezenoff

Lizard Radio — Pat Schmatz

Mask of Shadows — Linsey Miller

Like Water — Rebecca Podos

Fiction & Memoir: Trans girls

Dreadnought — April Daniels

George — Alex Gino

Being Emily — Rachel Gold (that’s me!)

Jess, Chunk, and the Road Trip to Infinity — Kristin Elizabeth Clark

If I Was Your Girl — Meredith Russo

I Am Jazz — Jessica Herthel & Jazz Jennings

Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family — Amy Ellis Nutt

Fiction: Trans boys

Not Your Villain — C.B. Lee

Beautiful Music for Ugly Children — Kirstin Cronn-Mills

When the Moon Was Ours — Anna-Marie McLemore

Two Boys Kissing — David Levithan

Parrotfish — Ellen Wittlinger

Spy Stuff — Matthew J. Metzger

Support for Transgender People and Their Families

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